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Louvre director Laurence des Cars resigns after jewel heist and string of scandals
PARIS, Feb 25 — The head of France’s Louvre museum resigned on Tuesday, the office of the French presidency announced, following a months-long string of scandals — including the brazen theft of priceless jewels in broad daylight. Laurence des Cars
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Trump hails ‘turnaround for the ages’ in record‑long State of the Union, vows unstoppable America
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 — US President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday of a “turnaround for the ages” in a State of the Union speech, seeking to reverse his dismal polls and see off mounting challenges at home and abroad ahead of
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US forces seize third tanker in Indian Ocean defying Trump’s blockade
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 — US forces boarded a third tanker ship in the Indian Ocean that had violated President Donald Trump’s blockade of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean and fled the region, the Pentagon said Tuesday. “From the Caribbean to
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Cross-border clashes erupt as Pakistan and Taliban-led Afghanistan accuse each other of aggression
KABUL, Feb 25 — Afghan and Pakistani forces traded fire at their border on Tuesday, officials on both sides said, while blaming each other for the outbreak of violence. The clashes came days after Pakistan launched deadly air strikes on
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Massive snowstorm slams US northeast as New York shuts roads and schools
NEW YORK, Feb 23 — New York ordered drivers off the road and shut down schools today, while residents braced for a massive snowstorm hitting the United States northeast. Tens of millions of Americans from the US capital, Washington, to
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Nuclear advances touted as Kim Jong Un re-elected at North Korea party congress
SEOUL, Feb 23 — North Korea’s ruling party touted nuclear advances as it re-elected Kim Jong Un to the top post of general secretary, state media said today, during a rare national congress. Thousands of party elites have packed the
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South Korean President Lee and Brazil’s Lula bond over rise from humble beginnings ahead of Seoul summit
SEOUL, Feb 23 — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung praised the resolve of Brazil’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of talks in Seoul on today, saying both rose to the top from hardscrabble beginnings. Lula is the
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China urges US to cancel Trump’s unilateral tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
BEIJING, Feb 23 — China urged the United States today to cancel unilateral tariffs announced by President Donald Trump after the US Supreme Court struck down many of his measures. The court ruled six to three on Friday that Trump
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China logs 258 million rail trips halfway through Spring Festival travel season
BEIJING, Feb 22 — China’s railways have witnessed 258 million passenger trips so far during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush this year, as the travel period passed its halfway mark, the national railway operator said on Sunday, reported Xinhua.
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Greenland has free healthcare, Danish minister says after Trump offers hospital ship
COPENHAGEN, Feb 22 — Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark’s defence minister said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that he covets. “The Greenlandic
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